Resources

About this resource library

From professional development materials for teachers to research reports for policymakers, EDC has produced hundreds of useful, innovative resources. This library contains a selection of some of our materials, including:

  • Apps
  • Books
  • Curricula
  • Digital games
  • Reports/studies/white papers
  • Resource libraries
  • Toolkits
70 Resources found
Toolkits
Educator Assessment of Learners’ Soft Skills Ability (EALSA)

EDC developed the Educator Assessment of Learners’ Soft Skills Ability (EALSA), a formative soft skills assessment, for use with secondary and tertiary students in East and West Africa.
Reports
Evidence from EDC’s Reading Program in the DRC

EDC conducted a research study in the Democratic Republic of Congo to test the effects of teacher knowledge and practice on student learning.
White papers
Examining the Impact of Teacher Practice on Student Learning in Interactive Radio Instruction Classrooms

This study examines the effects of EDC’s interactive radio instruction (IRI) programming on student learning outcomes in classrooms in India, documenting the significant positive effects of the structured support for instructional improvement that IRI provides.
Reports
Expert Review of EDC's Out-of-school Literacy Assessment (OLA)

This report summarizes the results of a review, conducted by external experts, of the quality and content of the Out-of-School Literacy Assessment (OLA).
Curricula
Explore It! Science Investigations in Out-of-School Programs

The investigations in Explore It! provide an experiential foundation for the development of concepts aligned with the national standards that are addressed in formal school curricula. Explore It!
Curricula
Exploring Trees and Ponds Activity Guide

This three-part series, funded by the National Science Foundation, features engaging activities that bring middle school youth outdoors to explore the natural world using observation, digital photo
White papers
Fostering Early Math Comprehension: Experimental Evidence from Paraguay

This article explores the effects of EDC’s Tikichuela early childhood mathematics initiative, developed with the government of Paraguay.
Reports
Fostering Family Financial Literacy Via an Interactive Learning Game: An Evaluation Study of Cha-Ching Money Adventures

This report shares findings from EDC’s evaluation study of Cha-Ching Money Adventures.

Reports
Fostering Family Financial Literacy Via an Interactive Learning Game: An Evaluation Study of Cha-Ching Money Adventures (Executive Summary)

This executive summary presents an overview of results from EDC’s evaluation study of Cha-Ching Money Adventures.

Reports
Guide to Cross-Sectoral Youth Assessments

This guide provides a conceptual framework, instruments, and tools for designing and implementing youth assessments in developing countries.
Haiti: Working with Out-of-School Youth

This 2-page document summarizes the impact of IDEJEN, the Haitian Out-of-School Youth Livelihood Initiative, which addresses the education and livelihood needs of youth ages 15-24 with little or no primary education.
Websites
HP LIFE e-Learning Courses

These free online training courses are designed to help entrepreneurs learn what they need to know to establish and grow a business. Users learn at their own pace in their own time.
Reports
Huguka Dukore Annual Report 2017

The USAID Huguka Dukore activity is a 5-year (December 9, 2016-December 8, 2021) youth employment program that will provide 40,000 out-of-school youth, including 34,000 new youth and 6,000 Akazi Kanoze alumni, with market-relevant employability skills and pathways to new or better employment.
Curricula
IDEAS (Inventing, Designing, and Engineering for All Students) Maker Program

This curriculum guide is designed as a tool to help teachers in autism inclusion schools facilitate an after-school or lunchtime “Maker Club.”
Reports
Identifying and Supporting Productive STEM Programs in Out-of-School Settings

The Committee on Successful Out-of-School STEM Learning, appointed by the National Research Council’s Board on Education, was charged with identifying effective out-of-school STEM settings and prog